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The Veteran Fund Announces Oversubscribed Fund and $100K Competition Winner

American Entrepreneurship

Recognizing this, The Veteran Fund announced the winner of its $100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition and the recent closing of its inaugural oversubscribed investment Fund I. Sutton, an entrepreneur, is a Board Member of YPO, a global leadership community of extraordinary chief executives, and the Nevada Policy Research Institute.

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How to Communicate Impact Metrics to Investors

StartupNation

Syed Balkhi , Founder, WPBeginner Showcase Real-World Impact and Metrics When pitching to investors, especially in the early stages, it’s easy to focus solely on financials — but in today’s landscape, especially in beauty and wellness, impact is a currency of its own. .” If you’re pitching impact, make it real.

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The Five "Ups" of Getting Early Stage VC Deal Flow

This is going to be BIG.

Even the top partners at Benchmark and Sequoia get half-baked ideas pitched to them. The founder barely knows who you are and you dont have a board seat. When you show up and make a good impression, your name gets circulated to other founders making their pitch lists. Not every stream is full of chocolate and candy.

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How to Launch Your Startup Without a Launch

This is going to be BIG.

When Tinybop first launched, before they ever made their first app for kids, they started a newsletter that featured products they loved for kidsfrom everything from books to board games. Follow and engage with them on social media, comment thoughtfully on their articles, and offer insights on industry trends without pitching your company.

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Fueling Founders, Scaling Impact: Inside Keshia Theobald-van Gent’s Investment Philosophy

Jason Malki

She’s a frequent speaker, startup advisor, and nonprofit board member. There’s no shortage of pitches or decks — but finding truly aligned opportunities can be a challenge. She previously founded and directed Dialog to Learn , forging tech partnerships to advance literacy, and led U.S. Thank you so much for joining us!

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Puawai

NZ Entrepreneur

Since then, we’ve developed a beta version of the platform and already have paying customers on board, a solid sign we’re solving a real problem. One big takeaway was the art of the pitch. We wanted to build something that could guide and support that critical next step. No tall poppy syndrome in sight.

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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

Read the interview: Richard Liew: For those who may not know who Ministry of Awesome is – let’s just assume there might be some – can you give us your elevator pitch? Over time, the co-working space developed and there was a natural progression towards a lot of individuals starting new ventures coming out of that space.